There is no replacement for clean, great-tasting water, is there?
When my family camped across Iceland last year, drinking the local water was no problem. Icelanders know good water, since the country's water is some of the freshest and purest in ... Read More

Have you ever wondered what survival gear the pros have and recommend? I have put together a list of items from some of the top survival pros. Their recommendations are a great place start if you are new to prepping. If you have been long time ... Read More

Earlier today I sent this information to my newsletter subscribers but then decided it was too important to not share with my blog readers.
Have you seen the shocking photos and stories of the catastrophic EPA-caused river contamination? Earlier ... Read More

In all my years of preparing to work in Emergency Management, it never occurred to me that one of my biggest personal challenges would be a California drought.
I was in Sacramento for the Yuba County floods of 1997, when flood waters caused 80,000 ... Read More

Just because I've said it before, doesn't mean it isn't true now - This is a great giveaway!
It doesn't take very long reading my blog to know that I love the Berkey Water Filter, and I love Auguson Farms. Today's giveaway is your chance to try ... Read More

Recently I had the pleasure of speaking with James Wilson, Master Sergeant (Retired,) Survival Instructor, and Special Operations Veteran. Jim spent two decades serving the Special Operations community as a Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape ... Read More

If you're not a hard-core survivalist with a fully equipped, off-grid bunker, you might not think that a portable water purifier is for you. After all, every time you turn on the tap, you get all the water you could possibly need.
However, water ... Read More

The spring in the Death Valley canyon was the only source of water for probably miles around, and my hiking partner and I had detoured to see it.
But the spring (a seep really) looked and smelled like a hog wallow, with the muddy, filthy ... Read More